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Early Childhood Development and Care AAS Degree

Course Sequence

Semester One

Course # Course Name Credits Gen. Ed. Cat.
ENG 101 Freshman English 1 3 10
PSY 101 General Psychology 1 3 3
EDU 105 Preparing to Teach Young Children 2
EDU 101 Child Development 1 ++ 3
EDU 111 Childhood Health and Safety 3
EDU 107 Mandated Training 1
PES 100 Concepts of Physical Wellness 1
  Total: 16  

Semester Two

Course # Course Name Credits Gen. Ed. Cat.
ENG 102 Freshman English 2 3 7
EDU 102 Child Development 2 ++ # 3  
______ SUNY Gen. Ed. Elective** 3 **
MAT ___ SUNY Math (GE 1)* 3 1
EDU 208 Home, School, Community # 3  
PES ___ Physical Education 1
  Total: 16  

Semester Three

Course # Course Name Credits Gen. Ed. Cat.
COM 101 Foundations of Communication 3 10
EDU 109 Fund. Of EC Language Arts 3  
EDU 203 Child Care Curriculum Dev 1 ++ 5  
EDU 201 Observation & Assessment ++ 3  
______ SUNY Gen. Ed. Elective** 3 **
  Total: 17  

Semester Four

Course # Course Name Credits Gen. Ed. Cat.
PED 156 Infant/Child First Aid & CPR 1  
EDU 202 Infant and Toddler Care ++ # 3  
EDU 204 Child Care Curriculum Dev II ++ # 5  
EDU 206 Admin. & Management 3  
______ SUNY Gen. Ed. Elective** 3 **
  Total: 15  

Total Credits: 64

Gen. Ed. Completed: 7 of 10

Footnotes

++ Local daytime observations beyond college classroom required.

# Offered Spring semester ONLY

* MAT 102 or higher (MAT 111 recommended)

** These electives MUST satisfy three (3) different SUNY General Education categories chosen ONLY from categories: Natural Sciences (GE 2), American History (GE 4), Western Civilization (GE 5), Other World Civilizations (GE 6), Arts (GE 8), Foreign Languages (GE 9), with at least ONE from either Category #4, #5 or #6.

Elizabeth Tarvin, Chair 
(845) 341-4482
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